Looking to tackle a hard or complex project?
Get started on the right foot by asking simple questions:
- What’s it for?
- Who’s it for?
- What does done look like?
- What does success look like?
- What are the minimum specs?
- What are the minimum steps to get to done?
- What’s the hardest step?
- What’s the riskiest step?
- What’s the first step?
- When will you start?
To make it easier to tackle a hard or complex project, start with simple clarifying and probing questions.
Answering these will help you and your collaborators better understand the project and the path forward so you’re in sync from your first step.